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2:20 Update
The Weather Service canceled the warning for Clay County when that storm weakened. In the Birmingham Metro now…storms are lined up from east of Oneonta to between Springville and Moody to Leeds to between Liberty Park and the Colonnade to … Continue reading
East Alabama Active…Clay Co. Gets Warning
Strong storms approaching Lineville have prompted a severe thunderstorm warning for Clay County in East Alabama. Strong indications of large hail…perhaps as large as 2 inches in diameter! Watch out for lightning and damaging winds as well. The tops on … Continue reading
DeKalb County Warning
The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for DeKalb Co. in NE Alabama until 1:45 p.m. Strong storm near Sylvania is moving toward Fort Payne. It most likely has hail and could produce damaging winds. … Continue reading
Showers and Storms Forming
Storms started firing across North Georgia before lunchtime today, and it looks like they are starting to go off like a string of firecrackers into East Central Alabama now as well. Other storms were forming over North Central into … Continue reading
Remembering 2001’s Tropical Storm Allison
Photo courtesy of NOAA On June 5, 2001, ship, buoy and recon reports indicated that a tropical storm had formed in the Gulf about 80 miles south of Galveston. It had top winds of 60 mph. Twelve hours later, it … Continue reading
Showers/Storms Have Mostly Died Down
Most of the day’s showers and storms have dissipated this evening, but there are still a few left. In fact, storms have recently formed over Blount and northern St. Clair Counties. They are moving to the southwest. They are straddling … Continue reading
Alabama Update 5:10 p.m.
Down to one warning now…a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:15 p.m. for Chilton County… The atmosphere had a little less of a lid on it today and a few more storms were able to bubble up in the hot and … Continue reading
A Sight for Sore Eyes
The radar finally shows a more general increase in thunderstorm activity this afternoon across Central Alabama with several pulse thunderstorms popping up in the heat and humidity. With that action comes some severe weather however. No tornadoes for sure, but … Continue reading
Storms Weakening
Storms over East Alabama are quickly weakening at this hour. Moderate to occasionally heavy showers cover parts of Clay, Randolph, northern Tallapoosa and northern Chambers Counties. Storms are over Elmore and southern Tallapoosa Counties. All of this activity has gusted … Continue reading
Decent Storms Over East Alabama
Parts of East Alabama have gotten some welcome rain tonight from thunderstorms. They moved into the state from western Georgia and have not been severe. Nickle sized hail was reported ESE of Moshatt in Cherokee County. Winds were estimated to … Continue reading
